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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-05-21 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is much better than Honor 20 Pro's 73.2 global score. The Galaxy S9 design has the same thickness than Honor 20 Pro, but it is lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater pixel count per screen inch.
The Honor 20 Pro and the Galaxy S9 have really similar processing units, and although the Galaxy S9 has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Honor 20 Pro has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Honor 20 Pro also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light photos and videos, a back camera with way more MP and a lot bigger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
Honor 20 Pro has a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Honor 20 Pro counts with improved battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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